ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has decided to address the shortage of engineering and technical staff at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), ARY News reported.
The meeting thoroughly re-evaluated the HVAC system following the recent fire at the hospital’s maternity and postnatal ward.
Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal instructed the health secretary to contact the relevant officials.
During the session, Kamal ordered the immediate restoration of the HVAC system at the PIMS maternity and postnatal ward.
He announced that a formal letter is being written to the Ministry of Housing to facilitate appropriate staff deployment.
The minister requested that engineers and technical staff currently in the surplus pool be deployed to PIMS.
The posting of this additional technical staff will help resolve the hospital’s manpower shortage. He reiterated his commitment to taking all necessary measures to ensure seamless medical facilities for patients and children at PIMS.
Earlier, nurse Razia Noreen has received widespread recognition for her extraordinary courage during a recent fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), after she risked her own life to rescue a newborn from a burning room.
In an interview published by The Washington Post, Razia Noreen entered the fire-hit room with the sole objective of saving the babies and managed to bring a newborn to safety in just eight seconds.
Speaking to The Washington Post, Noreen said that when she entered the burning room, she was not thinking about her own safety. Her only concern was to save the children trapped inside.
“I did not think about becoming a hero; I simply performed my duty as a nurse and as a mother,” she said, according to the report.
Razia Noreen said her sole objective while entering the smoke-filled, burning room was to ensure that the babies survived the incident. Her decision to put herself at risk has since drawn praise from people across different sections of Pakistani society.
Her courage has reportedly been applauded by members of both Muslim and Christian communities, as well as people from various other segments of society, highlighting the widespread appreciation for her actions.
The nurse’s actions have drawn widespread appreciation across Pakistan, with her bravery being described as an example of exceptional courage and dedication to duty. The report said she is being hailed as a national hero for her actions during the emergency.
The Government of Pakistan has also announced that Noreen will be honoured with the Sitara-i-Khidmat and a financial reward in recognition of her bravery and service.
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